Category: Narrowboat


Narrowboat log: April 26

It’s been a while as I’ve been busy coding about 100 different projects for work and pleasure, but here’s the latest work I’ve done on the narrowboat.

Music Assistant for Home Assistant

Getting Music Assistant up and running has been fairly straightforward, and I can now play back all my music collections from one place.

Narrowboat log: Feb 25

It’s been bastard cold this month but have still got a few things done on the narrowboat, and had my first Boat Safety Test.

Modern Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) signage for narrrowboats

I don’t like the traditional boat safety signage, so designed a more modern set of boat safety signs for my narrowboat. Available here as an open source download.

1.8 BMC narrowboat control panel rewire

What started as fixing my batteries down for the BSS escalated into pretty much a full rewire of the engine bay and control panel.

Narrowboat wiring horror

I’ve got my Boat Safety Scheme inspection coming up in Spring 25, so had a look at the engine bay wiring to see if anything needed sorting. Warning – graphic images inside that may upset electricians.